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Scott Bessent, U.S. Treasury secretary, said on Wednesday that digital assets and the maritime industry as well as airlines could be targets of the Trump administration's plan to squeeze Iran’s economy. Bessent warned that "everyone" should not support Tehran when asked about Russian support of Iran during a Fox News interview following the G20 gathering in North Carolina. "My message to everyone is to'stay away. We 'all want this war to end. The fastest way to make it end is to have no one?support this regime", he said to "Fox & Friends", one day after Russian President Vladimir Putin threw...

In a memo, Antofagasta Plc, a miner in Chile, warned that gangs are raiding copper trains across the remote Atacama Desert, becoming more bold and tactically sophisticated. They have breached anti-theft measures which had been effective for years. In a meeting this year, the copper miner and railroad operator raised alarms. Chilean prosecutors claim that some 'thieves' jump from trucks to rail cars, crossing isolated desert stretches. They then throw 80-kilogram copper slabs to waiting gangs and escape into the desert. Other people use hook lines in order to remove entire stacks from slow-moving trains. Copper stolen from illegal scrap...

The European Union's?Aviation Safety Agency extended Monday its warning for airlines to avoid airspace over the waters of the Persian Gulf in Bahrain, Kuwait and Qatar, while reducing an earlier advisory which recommended avoiding all airspace within the four countries. The latest advisory comes just hours after U.S. and Iran resumed hostilities, the first since late July. EASA's newest advisory to the Persian Gulf nations stated that "while risks remain high over the waters of this region, operations necessary for arrivals or departures at aerodromes in the affected Flight Information Regions can be carried out with enough mitigation." The agency...

Tennessee plans to name Nashville International Airport after country music icon Dolly Parton. The singer passed away in the 'country music capital' earlier this week at age 80. After Parton's death, fans launched a social media campaign to change the name of the airport. Tennessee Governor Bill Lee discussed the change with Parton's staff this week, according?to statements from the airport and Lee’s office. Lee stated in the statement that "Dolly Parton’s extraordinary life will forever be woven into the fabric of our State." Nashville International Airport is named after 'our favorite daughter' Dolly Parton, who has left a legacy...

The Trump administration appealed on Friday a court order that required it to pay for the $16 billion Hudson Tunnel Project?after losing their latest bid to halt funding for 'the New York - New Jersey Rail Link. The project will build a new commuter train tunnel between Manhattan and New Jersey, and repair an old tunnel that is used daily by over 200,000 passengers and 425 trains. The funding dispute is a new clash between the Trump administration and the congressional Democrats on one of the largest infrastructure projects in the country. Trump has stated that he is against the...

Three traders reported that Caspian CPC blend oil exports were 'planned at 1.5m barrels per day for September. This is a steady decrease from the 1.6m bpd of?August due to maintenance?at?the Karachaganak Oilfield. Weather-related disruptions, and drone strikes in Black Sea could affect actual CPC Blend oil loads next month. About 2% of global oil is supplied by the CPC pipeline, which transports Kazakhstani crude to a terminal near the Black Sea port in Russia, Novorossiysk. Shipowners prefer the CPC terminal to the Novorossiysk Sheskharis Terminal, according to traders, following Ukraine's pledge to stop?strikes against non-Russian ships leaving Black Sea...

On Tuesday, the?head of Federal Aviation Administration announced that an antenna had been relocated and procedures changed after a military helicopter carrying President Donald Trump came too close to a passenger jet departing Reagan Washington National Airport. The incident on August 4 raised serious concerns about the reason why the passenger plane was allowed to leave while Marine One was near, at a time commercial traffic would normally be halted. After an aviation event, FAA Administrator Bryan Bedford assured reporters that?the issue of communication had been resolved. The National Transportation Safety Board investigates the incident. After a crash in January...

Texas Governor Greg Abbott?on Friday requested a federal probe into airport facilities to determine if ritual washing was performed before islamic prayers. A Muslim advocacy group referred to this as an "anti-Muslim" political stunt. Abbott, in a letter sent to the Department of Justice urging it to review immediately the ablution stations at Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport (DFWIA) and George Bush Intercontinental Airport (GWIA), criticized them for being discriminatory. Abbott's office stated that because airports receive federal funding, they are required to adhere to a number of conditions. This includes complying with all applicable laws against discrimination. Before daily prayers,...

El Nino, just two years after the most severe drought in the history of the Panama Canal forced ships to wait for weeks for passage, and triggered multimillion-dollar bidding wars for transit slots. Now El Nino threatens again the rainfall that feeds this waterway. El Nino is strengthening and reservoirs are shrinking. The industry is preparing for another disruption on one of the most important waterways in the world. Some?ships have already taken long detours through Africa. The Panama Canal Authority reversed its previous promise to limit 'passage' as it prepares for an El Nino that is longer than usual....

MMC Corporation (which owns Malaysia's largest port operator) informed staff via an internal memo that Sultan Ahmed bin Sulayem had been?appointed as executive chairman of the ports unit due to his expertise and proven track record. This was after public outcry regarding his alleged ties with Jeffrey Epstein. The chief executive of MMC Corporation sent the memo to all staff. The memo stated that Emirati Bin Sulayem was appointed to MMC Ports in accordance with the parent's mission of elevating its businesses to international excellence and competitiveness. Exclusively reported in July, Bin Sulayem was to take over MMC Ports five...

Lobby groups for port terminals in Brazil have urged government officials to allow the 'dredging' of the Tapajos River. This is a major waterway for grain-exports, which cuts through the Amazon?rainforest. They are concerned that a severe El Nino would make one of Brazil's most important export routes too narrow for barges. Industry data shows that global trading firms such as Bunge Cargill and Louis Dreyfus move 15 million metric tonnes of grain annually along the Tapajos. Brazil is one of the largest corn and soybean suppliers in the world. The Brazilian government, however, has refused to grant the permission?to...

After the Irish police chief said that young people drove on the wrong side for social media likes, a parliamentary committee asked TikTok how it removed content "that glorifies...?"illegal activity? on Irish roads. Police said that five male teens died in an accident on Sunday, while driving the wrong way on a motorway. Three women and a child were seriously injured in another vehicle, which was travelling to Dublin Airport. Social media has been widely used to share footage purporting to be?taken from the car and other cars engaging in dangerous activities. Alan Kelly, the chair of the committee for...

Whistleblowers told Congress that the U.S. The?Postal Service has plans to restrict mail in voting, which could lead to thousands of valid ballots being thrown out. Senator Richard Blumenthal has asked U.S. postmaster general David Steiner for documents and answers to questions regarding the "apparently illegal plot" by USPS to interfere with November's midterm elections. Their system is designed to fail and put the rights of'millions' of Americans at risk who vote by mail. Blumenthal stated that USPS also implemented an "impracticable 0 percent failure rate?that could lead to a large number of ballots being rejected without the opportunity for...

InPost, the parcel?locker firm, which is?subject to a takeover offer?by FedEx and Advent International led consortium, has narrowly beaten market expectations in terms of core earnings for second quarter but reduced its 2026 forecast for this metric. It said that the outlook was slashed from a flat core profit to a single-digit percentage decline due to investment costs, an improved pricing environment in InPost's native Poland and ongoing business transformations in Britain & Ireland. Rafal Brzoska, the founder and CEO of the former Yodel company, said in a statement that "the UK is still a work-in-progress". The revamped business aimed...

A federal judge blocked the U.S. The Postal Service is not allowed to implement the core elements of a new rule that was adopted by President Donald Trump. This rule would have tightened mail-in voting requirements ahead of the November congressional elections. U.S. district judge Indira Talwani issued a temporary restraining in Boston at the request of Democratic-led state and voting rights organizations after the U.S. Supreme Court issued a Monday ruling which led to the lifting earlier injunctions that blocked Trump's plans for restricting mail-in voting. This decision prompted dozens of Democratic state attorney generals and voting rights organizations,...

A federal judge blocked the U.S. The Postal Service is not allowed to implement the core 'parts' of a new rule that it adopted at Donald Trump’s request?to tighten voting requirements for mail-in ballots ahead of November congressional elections. U.S. District Court Judge Indira Talwani issued a temporary restraining in Boston at the request of Democratic-led States and voting rights groups, after the U.S. Supreme Court issued a decision on Monday that led to lifting earlier injunctions which blocked Trump's plans for restricting mail-in voting. This decision prompted a frantic effort by dozens of Democratic State Attorneys General and voting...

On Wednesday, a coalition of Democratic-led States renewed their efforts against the?U.S. Postal Service to implement President Donald Trump's executive orders restricting mail-in votes, in order to?prevent? it from imposing any new requirements for November congressional elections. The Democratic Attorneys General of 23 States and the District of Columbia, along with Pennsylvania Governor filed the lawsuit at Boston Federal Court two days after the U.S. Supreme Court lifted the earlier injunction that they won blocking Trump’s order on grounds that they sueded too early. The earlier lawsuit was filed before the?USPS finalized the rule to implement the March order signed...

The U.S. A federal judge declined on Tuesday to block the?final rule' that was issued by the U.S. Postal Service?adopted a?final rule?that President Donald Trump?directed?that would?tighten the requirements for mail-invoting, but she still concluded that the agency violated a judge's order by issuing the ruling. U.S. district judge Indira Talwani ruled in Boston a day after U.S. Supreme Court lifted her two court orders that prevented USPS implementing the executive order Trump had signed targeting mail-in votes. USPS is still unable to fulfill Trump's directive despite these rulings. Various challenges to the executive order are still being played out in...

A federal judge has blocked the implementation of President Donald Trump's executive order that restricts the use of mail-in votes ahead of the November midterm elections. Monday, the?U.S. The Supreme Court lifted the judicial order and gave him a victory, but there are still other challenges. What is the Executive Order? The order, issued in March, directed that the Department of Homeland Security compile and send to each state a list of U.S. Citizens eligible to vote, and that the Justice Department investigate and possibly prosecute state and local officials who give ballots to those deemed to be "not eligible"...

These are the top stories on the New York Times business pages for August 25, 2018. These stories have not been?verified and we cannot vouch for their accuracy. The Supreme Court, which was divided on Monday, allowed the administration of U.S. president Donald Trump to proceed with its executive order that directed?the U.S. Postal Service will help determine which voters should receive mail-in votes before midterm elections. The Trump administration proposed a steep new fee on Monday for visas granted to foreign skilled workers. This is the latest attempt by the Trump administration to fundamentally revamp the H-1B Visa program....

The?U.S. The?U.S. Supreme Court lifted on Monday a judicial ruling that had prevented President Donald Trump from implementing an executive order restricting the use of mail-in votes ahead of the November midterm elections, which will determine control of Congress. However, another judicial ruling remains. The Justice Department received an emergency request from the Justice Department to suspend an injunction issued by U.S. judge Indira Talwani in Boston in June, which prevented the Republican President from implementing his directive against a coalition consisting of 23 states, mostly governed by Democrats, and Washington, D.C., who had sued in order to stop him....

The U.S. The U.S. USPS stated that it was issuing the 95-page rule so it could be implemented for the next election if a judge lifted their injunctions. USPS will not deliver ballots to states that don't comply with the new rules. USPS final rule requires that states provide a list of voters who have received mailed ballots. The U.S. District Court Judge Indira Talwani of Boston has blocked USPS from adopting the rules that President Donald Trump ordered ahead of November's elections, which will determine control of Congressional seats. Trump, who is a Republican and a member of the...

On 'Tuesday,' a federal judge blocked the U.S. Postal Service from implementing a part of the President Donald Trump executive order which aims to tighten voting rules by mail in advance of the November elections that will determine control of Congress. The decision by the?U.S. The ruling by?U.S. District Judge Indira?Talwani in 'Boston expanded upon an earlier order that she issued in June, which prevented the?Trump administration from implementing it in 23 mainly Democratic-led States. She was urged by several voting rights groups to prevent USPS from implementing a proposed rule that would require states to provide lists of voters...

U.S.?Postal Service announced a $2.5 billion loss for?the third fiscal quarter. This is nearly $600 millions less than the same quarter last. They also urged Congress to take a number of?actions?to address their mounting financial crisis. U.S. postmaster general David Steiner has said that legislation passed by the Senate to add dozens new ZIP codes will cost the cash-strapped USPS $800 million. He also said the agency wants approval for a new stamp price increase in January, rather than wait until July 2027. Steiner stated that without the action of?Congress in this year's budget, "our plans will certainly include changes...